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180: Make Units More Inspiring with Vision Boards
Planning instructional units can be less than exciting when all you have to deal with is words and more words. Creating a vision board at the beginni…
4 years, 4 months ago
EduTip 4: Hold off on most feedback until AFTER a task is done.
When we see students making a mistake, we may be tempted to stop them and offer a correction. It might be best to resist that temptation, at least fo…
4 years, 5 months ago
179: Teachers are barely hanging on. Here's what they need.
Teachers are saying this is the worst school year ever. In this episode, I'll explore the reasons why, offer some solutions, and also share a few oth…
4 years, 5 months ago
EduTip 3: Distract the Distractor
This subtle little teaching move stops off-task behavior in a class session and gets things back on track without drama!
You can find full written v…
4 years, 5 months ago
178: Street Data: A Pathway Toward Equitable, Anti-Racist Schools
Many well-intended efforts to make schools more equitable often fail because we're trying to make them work inside a system that's a terrible fit for…
4 years, 5 months ago
EduTip 2: Don't yell at another teacher's class.
When you come in and rescue another teacher from a misbehaving class, you think you're being helpful, when really, you're just disempowering them. Tr…
4 years, 6 months ago
177: How to Find, Read, and Use Academic Research
You want to know that your instructional decisions are supported by research, but you're not exactly sure where to find that research or how to read …
4 years, 6 months ago
EduTip 1: Don't make them read and listen at the same time.
Welcome to EduTips, a side project of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast where I share one quick tidbit of educational research, teaching ideas, classroom …
4 years, 6 months ago
176: Suicide Prevention: What Teachers Can Do
What factors are most likely to contribute to suicide in young people, and how can teachers recognize the signs? In this episode I talk with Anne Mos…
4 years, 6 months ago
175: Introducing the HyperRubric
Most rubrics only tell students where they are right now, but a HyperRubric marks their progress as they go, then points them to tools that can help …
4 years, 7 months ago